[0001] This invention is directed to perfluoroalkyl group containing phenols, and salts
thereof. These compounds are useful as surfactants, water repellents and intermediates.
[0002] Compounds of the formula

wherein R
f is perfluoroalkyl,R
1 is alkylene or alkylthio- or -oxy or -imino-alkylene, D is hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl,
B is a covalent bond, alkylene or alkanetriyl and g is 1 or 2, are known from U.S.
4,239,915.
[0003] Such compounds, while highly useful in themselves as surfactants, oil and water repellents
and the like, do no contain the requisite hydroxyaryl group of the instant compounds.
The polar phenolic and naphtholic hydroxy group on the instant inventive compounds
are highly advantageous. Not only are the phenate and naphtholate salts surface active,
but they react readily, for example, with halo alkanoic acids to form the corresponding
phenoxy- and naphthoxy--alkanoic acids. Moreover, the phenols and naphthols of the
instant invention react with polybasic acids, such as sulfuric acid and phosphoric
acid, to form the corresponding hemi-esters or with haloalkylammonium compounds to
form the corresponding oxyalkylammonium salts having highly advantageous surfactant
and oil and water repellent properties. Other useful derivatives are readily apparent
to the artisan.
[0004] It is therefore one object of the instant invention to provide new and useful perfluoroalkyl
phenols and naphthols.
[0005] It is a further object of the instant invention to provide a method of producing
such perfluoroalkyl phenols and naphthols.
[0006] Further objects of the instant invention are the use of said new compounds as intermediates
for useful derivatives of such perfluoroalkyl phenols and naphthols as well as these
derivatives themselves.
[0007] The perfluoroalkylphenols and naphthols of this invention have the general formula
wherein each Rf is independently straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 18 carbon atoms
or perfluoroalkoxy-perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms,
each R1 is independently straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxalkylene of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or alkyleneiminoalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where the imino nitrogen atoms contain as a third substituent,
hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
each R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 additionally may, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form
a fused benzo ring,
R is hydrogen, or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted
by hydroxy, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl, x is 0, 1 or 2, and
M is hydrogen or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or amine cation.
[0008] Suitable cations include, for example, the sodium, lithium or potassium cation, further
the magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium cation.
[0009] Suitable ammonium and amine salts include those wherein the cation has the formula

wherein R
62 R
7 and R
8 are independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 5
carbon atoms, ethyleneoxyethanol or polyethyleneoxyethanol having 2 to 20 ethyleneoxy
units, and R
9 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 23 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms,
phenyl, benzyl, cyclohexyl, ethyleneoxyethanol or polyethyleneoxyethanol having 2
to 20 ethyleneoxy units.
[0010] Suitable salts of this type include, e.g. the ammonium salt and salts of conventional
amines such as the methylamine salt, dimethylamine salt, trimethylamine salt, tetramethylamine
salt, ethylamine salt, ethanolamine salt, diethylamine salt, diethanolamine salt,
triethanolamine salt, triethylamine salt, tetraethanolamine salt, tributylamine salt,
aniline salt, benzylamine salt, cyclohexylamine salt, tributylamine salt, bis(2-hydroxypropyl)
amine salt or bis(2-hydroxyethyl) coco amine salt.
[0011] Preferred compounds of formula (2) are those wherein R
f is perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 14 carbon atoms, R
1 is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R
2 and R
3 are hydrogen, R
4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R
5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and M is as defined
above, preferably hydrogen.
[0012] Particularly preferred are those compounds of formula (2) wherein R
f is perfluoroalkylof6 to 12 carbon atoms, R
1 is alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R
2 and R
3 are hydrogen, R
4 is hydrogen, alkyl or 1 to 2 carbon atoms, or alkoxy of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R
5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2 and M is as defined above,
preferably hydrogen.
[0013] An especially preferred group are those compounds of the formula

wherein R
f is perfluoroalkylof 6 to 12 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and R
4 is hydrogen, methyl or methoxy.
[0014] The perfluoroalkyl containing phenols and naphthols of the present invention, where
x equals 0, are conveniently prepared by reacting a perfluoroalkyl containing mercaptan
of the formula

with an aromatic aldehyde or ketone of the formula

to get the compounds of the formula

The reaction is catalyzed through the use of an acid catalyst. The preferred catalyst
recommended is anhydrous hydrogen chloride, although concentrated hydrochloric acid,
boron trifluoride, zinc chloride, paratoluene sulfonic acid and other Lewis acids
may be used.
[0015] Stoichiometric amounts of reactants are advantageously employed, i.e., 2 moles of
mercaptan per mole of aldehyde or ketone, but an excess of mercaptan may be employed,
if desired, to assist in driving the reaction to completion. The reaction can be performed
neat, or in the presence of a solvent. Suitable solvents include glacial acetic acid,
aliphatic acid and aromatic hydrocarbons such as heptane, benzene or toluene, halogenated
hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride, chloroform, methyl chloroform, carbon tetrachloride,
trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, 1,1,2-trifluoro-1,2,2-trichloroethene, or chlorobenzene;
esters, such as ethyl acetate; ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, ethyleneglycol dimethyl
or diethyl ether, The reaction temperature is advantageously between room temperature(about
15 to 30°C) and 100°C.
[0016] The required reaction times depend upon the reaction temperature, mole ratio of reactants,
compound reactivities and the nature of the acid catalyst used, and may range from
about 5 minutes to a week. The products can be isolated from the reaction medium by
filtration or evaporation of solvent and catalyst and may be purified by employing
crystallization, precipitation or distillation.
[0017] Those perfluoroalkyl containing phenols and naphthols where x is 1 or 2, i.e. the
sulfoxides and sulfones, may be advantageously prepared by reacting the corresponding
perfluoroalkyl containing phenols and naphthols where x is 0, with a suitable oxidizing
agent such as potassium persulfate, peracetic acid, performic acid, metachloroperoxy-
benzoic acid, potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide. Metachloro- perbenzoic
acid is the preferred oxidizing agent. Advantageously 2 moles of metachlorobenzoic
acid are reacted per mole of bis-perfluoroalkyl thioether at about 40 to 50°C to obtain
the corresponding sulfoxide derivatives, i.e. where x is 1, and 4 moles of metachlorobenzoic
acid is reacted per mole of bis-perfluoroalkyl thioether at about 90 to 100°C to obtain
the corresponding sulfone derivatives, i.e. where x is 2. An excess of oxidizing agent
may be also used under controlled temperature conditions. Thus, at lower temperature,
such as 30 to 60°C, the formation of the sulfoxide derivative predominates, while
at higher temperatures, such as 90°to 100°C, the sulfone derivative is preferentially
produced.
[0018] The perfluoroalkyl containing phenols and naphthols of formula (2) and the salts
thereof can be reacted with haloalkanoic acids, especially halo-(lower)alkanoic acids,
to form the corresponding phenoxy-or naphthoxy-alkanoic acids and the alkali metal,
alkaline earth metal, ammonium and amine salts thereof. The reaction is advantageously
conducted in an inert solvent or diluent such as ethanol or isopropanol. Where the
starting material of formula (2) is in the form of the free acid, a base, such as
sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, is advantageously added in an amount of one
to ten moles per mole of said free acid. The reaction conditions are ordinarily between
about 0°C and 100°C, preferably between 30°C and 80°C. The resulting phenoxy- and
naphthoxy-alkanoic acid salts, especially the diethanolamine salts, are useful in
the form of their aqueous emulsions, as internal and external paper sizing agents
to render the same water and oil repellant. They are also useful as surfactants in
aqueous and organic media.
[0019] Alternatively the perfluoroalkyl containing phenols and naphthols of formula (2)
can be reacted with haloalkylammonium compounds of the formula
wherein X is chloro, bromo or iodo,
R' is alkylene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxy substituted alkylene of 3 to 6 carbon
atoms,
each R" is independently hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or together with
the nitrogen to which they are attached, represent piperidino or morpholino,
R"' is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or benzyl, or together with each R"
and the nitrogen to which they are attached, represents pyridyl, and
A represents an anion equivalent, to form the corresponding fluoroalkyl containing
phenoxy- or naphthoxy-alkylammonium compound of the formula

wherein Rf, R1, R29 R3, R4, R5, X,R',R",R"' and A⊖ are as defined above.
[0020] Preferred anions A
⊖ are the halogen anions, especially chloro and bromo, the sulfate anion, the lower
alkyl sulfate anion, especially methylsulfate, the lower alkanoate anion, especially
acetate, and the lower alkylsulfonic acid, especially the methylsulfonate and ethyl-
sulfonate.
[0021] Preferably R' is alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms or hydroxy substituted alkylene
of 3 to 4 carbon atoms, R" is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R"' is alkyl of 1
to 4 carbon atoms.
[0022] Particularly preferred compounds are those of formula (9) wherein R
f is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, R
1 is ethylene, R
2 and R
3 are hydrogen, R
4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and R
S is hydrogen or alkyl or 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
[0023] Especially preferred are those compounds of formula (9) wherein R
f is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, R
1 is ethylene, R
2 and R
3 are hydrogen, R
4 is hydrogen methyl or methoxy, and R
S is hydrogen.
[0024] The compounds of formula (2) are reacted with the haloalkylene- ammonium compounds
of formula (8) to form the derivatives of formula (9) preferably in the presence of
a solvent, such as ethanol or isopropanol at a temperature between about 0°C to 100°C,
preferably between 30°C and 85°C. Where the starting materials of formula (2) is in
the form of the free phenol or naphthol, a base, such as sodium hydroxide or potassium
hydroxide, is advantegeously added in an amount of one to two moles per mole of phenol
or naphthol.
[0025] The compounds of formula (9) are useful as cationic surfactants in aqueous media
and in the form of aqueous solutions or emulsions, as internal and external paper
sizing agents to render the same water and oil repellent.
[0026] Similarly, the compounds of formula (2) can be reacted with polybasic acids, such
as sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, or derivatives thereof, to form the corresponding
hemi-esters, useful as surfactants and paper sizing agents to render them oil and
water repellent.
[0027] In another embodiment the compounds of formula (2), in the form of the free phenol
or naphthol, are reacted with sulfamic acid in the presence of a tertiary amine, such
as triethylamine or pyridine, at a reaction temperature between about 30°C and 120°C
in the presence or absence of an inert diluent, to form the corresponding hemisulfate
ester ammonium salt. If desired, the ammonium cation may be replaced by an alkali
metal, alkaline earth metal or amine cation, e.g. by conventional ion exchange techniques.
The hemisulfate ester derivatives have the formula

wherein R
f, R
1, R
2, R
3, R
4, R and x have the aforementioned meanings, and the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal,
ammonium or amine salt thereof. The preferred ammonium and amine salts are those wherein
the cation is that of formula (3), above. The preferred embodiments of R
f9 R
1, R
2,R
3,R
4 and R
5 correspond to the preferred embodiments of formula (2), and the especially preferred
compounds are those hemi- sulfate esters, and salts thereof, of the phenols of formula
(4).
[0028] The compounds of formula (10) and their salts are useful as surfactants, and in the
form of their aqueous solutions or emulsions, are especially useful as external and
internal paper sizing agents, to render the same oil and water repellent.
[0029] Various derivatives of the instant intermediate phenols of formula (2) can be used
as external and internal paper sizing agents. Techniques and methods of their application
are known.
[0030] The following examples are intended for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended
to restrict the scope of the invention in any way. All parts are by weight unless
otherwise specified. The Tetronic® and Pluronic® surfactants are ethylene diamine-ethylene
oxide/propylene oxide adducts and ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymers,
respectively.
Example 1:
[0031]

A 1000 ml 3-neck round bottom flask on a heating mantle was equipped with a mechanical
stirrer, thermometer and below liquid level gas inlet tube. Into the flask were introduced
12.21 g (0.10 moles) of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 120.4 g (0.20 moles) of R
fCH
2CH
2SH wherein the R
f distribution was n-C
6F
13 =2.3%. n-
C8F
17 =6.6%, n-C
10F
21 = 68.6%, n-C
12F
25=17.9%, C
14F
29=1.4%, and 500 g of glacial acetic acid, and stirred at 50°C, forming a clear yellow
solution. The heating mantle was then removed and anhydrous HC1 was bubbled into the
reaction mixture. The temperature rose to 56°C. The HC1 was bubbled in for a total
of 2 1/2 hours at about 50-52°C. The reaction mixture became dark amber with some
solids forming. The reaction was continued at 50°C for a total of about 20 hours.
The molten product was then precipitated into 2 liters of distilled water with stirring.
The product was filtered and dried at 60-70°C, first in a draft oven and then in a
vacuum oven. The solids were pulverized into a light pink powder (yield: 116.7 g =
88.0%).

[0032] 'H-NMRspectrum: 2.4-3.0 ppm, 5.35 ppm, 6.85 ppm, 7.2 ppm, 8.30 ppm in a ratio of
approx. 8:1:2:2:1
Example 2:
[0033]

Into a 500 ml 3-neck round bottom flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer,
condenser and N
2-inlet on a steam bath was added 117.67 g (0.252 moles) of R
fCH
2CH
2SH having an R
f distribution of
n-
C6F13 =1.7%, n-
C8F17 =94.3% and n-C
10F
21 =1.3%, 14.66 g (0.120 moles) of salicylaldehyde, 113.03 g of toluene and 11.53 g
(0.120moles) of methane sulfonic acid. A slight exotherm was noticed due presumably
from the methane sulfonic acid addition, which was controlled by the bath. The sulution
was dark red after the methane sulfonic acid addition. The reaction mixture was stirred
at 65°C for 1 1/2 hours. The solution was then poured out into about 400 ml of distilled
water in an ice bath. A pink foam dispersion resulted. The toluene/ water mixture
was removed from the reaction product by stripping in a rotary evaporator, resulting
in pinkish-white chunks of reaction product solids, which were dried in a draft oven
at about 45°C (yield = 61%).

Example 3:
[0034]

Into a 500 ml 3-neck round bottom flask were charged 15.2 g (0.1 moles) of vanillin
(99% pure), 96 g of (0.2 moles) n-C
8F
17CH
2CH
2SH, 70 ml of toluene and 30 ml of glacial acetic acid. HC1 gas was introduced and
the temperature rose to about 40°C. The reaction mixture was heated to 50-60°C for
1 1/2 hours with further bubbling in HC1 gas. The reaction mixture was then cooled,
washed with ice-water and filtered. The filter cake was washed twice with a 1:1 mixture
of water/methanol. After drying in a vacuum oven, the white reaction product powder
weighed 108 g (yield = 98.7%).

'H-NMR spectrum: 1.85-3.27 ppm, 3.87 ppm, 4.94 ppm, 6.99-7.10 ppm in a ratio of approx.
8:3:1:1:3
Example 4:
[0035]

Into a 500 ml 3-neck round bottom flask were charged 12.4 g (0.102 moles) of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde,
96 g (0.199 moles) of n-C
8F
17CH
2CH
2SH, 5.0 ml of toluene and 25 ml of acetic acid. HCl gas was introduced and the temperature
rose to 50°C. With additional heating to 50-60°C, HC1 gas was further bubbled through
the reaction mixture for 1 1/2 hours. The reaction product was then cooled, washed
with ice-water and filtered. The filter residue was dried in an oven to yield a pink
product which weighed 33 g (yield = 31.2%) and having a melting point of 56-59°C.
The product was further washed with a 1:1 methanol/water and then pure methanol, resulting
in a product having a melting point of about 59°C.

[0036] 'H-NMR spectrum: 7.34-3.34 ppm (singlet and complex, respectively), 4.91 ppm(s),
6.80+7.31 ppm (AA'BB') in a ratio of 1:8:1:4
Example 5:
[0037]

Into a 500 ml 3-neck round bottom flask were charged 13.6 g (O.lmoles) of p-hydroxyacetophenone,
96.0 g (0.2 moles) of n-C
8F
17CH
2CH
2SH, 100 ml of toluene and 25 ml of glacial acetic acid, and the mixture was heated
for 4 hours to 50-55°C. The acetic acid and toluene were evaporated from the reaction
product.
[0038] Analysis for C
28H
16F
34OS
2(after washing with 1:1 mixture of methanol/ water): water):

The product is soluble in toluene and acetone and only slightly soluble in dimethyl
sulfoxide.
Example 6:
[0039]

Into a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask fitted with a magnetic stirrer and reflux condenser
on a hot-plate were placed 18.98 g (0.0150 moles) of the product of Example 1, 1.60
g (0.0165 moles) of sulfamic acid and 50 g of pyridine. The reaction mixture was stirred
and slowly heated (about 1/2 hour) to reflux. After refluxing for about 5 minutes,
with some foaming, the reaction product was slowly cooled. The contents were then
removed from the flask and evaporated to solids at 60°C in a vacuum oven (about 53
mbar) overnight. The resulting orange-amber solids were recrystallized from 500 ml
dry acetone by chilling and filtration. The product was dried in a 60°C vacuum oven
at about 0.26 mbar. 11.4 g (yield = 55.8%) of a yellow-orange powder was collected.
[0040] Example 7: An emulsion was prepared from 9.0 g of the product of Example 6 and 18.0
g of ethyleneglycolmonoethyl ether by warming then adding 17.0 g of water, 0.6 g of
Tetronic 701®and 0.4 g Tetronic 504® emulsifiers, and homogenized. Then 18.0 g of
water were added and the product was again homogenized. A viscous opaque-orange emulsion
resulted containing 18.2% solids. This emulsion is useful in rendering paper articles
both hydrophobic and oleophobic by applying the emulsion to the paper article and
drying the treated paper article.
Example 8:
[0041]

Into a 300 ml round bottom, 3-neck flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer,
N
2-inlet and reflux condenser were placed 15.57 g (0.0150 moles) of the product of Example
2, 100 g of isopropanol, and 5.68 g (0.0155 moles) of N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-N,N,N-trimethyl
ammonium chloride (51.3% actives) and stirred while heated to 75°C. A pale pink clear
solution resulted. Then 1.24 g (0.0155 moles) of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide was
added with stirring. A white NaCl precipitate immediately formed. The system was stirred
for an additional 1/2 hour at 75°C. The hot contents of the flask were then transferred
to a pressure filter and filtered through a 2-4 µm pad . The resulting clear, almost
colorless solution was dried in a 50°C draft oven for 3 days followed by room temperature
storage in vacuum apparatus. 16.2 g of a very slightly pink wax-like solid was collected
(yield = 90.8%).
[0042] Analysis for
C33F34H2802S2NC1:

'H-NMR spectrum: 2.00-3.10 ppm (b. complex), 3.32 ppm(s), 6-60-8.00 ppm (b. complex)
in a ratio of about 8:9:4
[0043] Example 9: 2 g of the product of Example 8 were mixed with 0.20 g of Pluronic F-68®and
17.80 g of isopropanol and the mixture was warmed with stirring until all the solids
dissolved. The weight of the product solution was readjusted to 20 g by addition of
isopropanol to obtain a hazy solution. 2 g of this solution were then added to 20
ml of isopropanol and diluted to 100 ml by addition of distilled water. The diluted
solution was then used as an internal fluorochemical sizing agent for paper pulp to
render the same oil and water repellent, by adding 100 ml of the diluted solution
to 6 g of dry pulp admixed with 300 gof water.
Example 10:
[0044]

Into a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask containing a magnetic stirrer, Claissen adapter with
N
2-inlet and condenser, in a temperature controlled bath, there was added 16.41 g (0.0150
moles) of the product of Example 3, 100 g of isopropanol and 5.68 g (0.0155 moles)
of N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium chloride (51.3Z actives in
water) and stirred while heated to 75°C. To the resulting solution 1.24 g (0.0155
moles) of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide was added with stirring. A precipitate of NaCl
formed and the system was stirred for an additional 1/2 hour at 75°C. The product
was filtered and the filtrate, which was almost colorless and clear, was stripped
down in a rotary evaporator. The product was dried further in a 55°C draft oven overnight.
18.8 g of a light amber spongy product was collected (yield = 100.6%). When cooled
to room temperature, the amber spongy material was ground to a beige powder.
[0045] Analysis for C
34H
30F
34O
3S
2NCl:

The 'H-NMR spectrum indicated a mixture of approximately 2/3 of the desired product
and 1/3 of the starting material phenol as evidenced by two different methoxy signals
at 3.82 and 3.90 ppm.
[0046] Example 11: 2 g of the product of Example 10 were mixed with 0.20 g of Pluronic F-68®
and 17.80 g of isopropanol and the mixture was warmed with stirring until all the
solids dissolved. The weight of the product solution was readjusted to 20 g by addition
of isoproanol to obtain a cloudy solution containing a calculated 5.18% fluorine and
11.0% solids. 2 g of this solution were then added to 20 ml of isopropanol and diluted
to 100 ml by addition of distilled water. This solution was then used as an internal
fluorochemical sizing agent for paper pulp to render the same oil and water repellent,
by adding 100 ml of the diluted solution to 6 g of dry paper pulp admixed with 300
g of water.
Example 12:
[0047]

Into a 100 ml 3-neck round bottom flask, fitted with a thermometer, N
2-inlet, condenser and magnetic stirrer on a steam bath, 19.15 g (0.018 moles) of a
phenol corresponding to the product of Example 4 and 25.90 g of isopropanol were added
and heated to 40-45% with stirring until a yellow-orange solution was obtained. To
this solution were added 5.76 g (0.072 moles) of sodium hydroxide resulting in a 5°C
exotherm. The mixture was stirred at 40-45°C for about 1/2 hour. Then 13.61 g (0.036
moles) of 25% aqueous chloroacetic acid were added and the temperature raised to about
75°C and held there with stirring. The color became a dark brown as the reaction proceeded,
and was stirred for about 4 hours at 70-75°C to obtain the sodium salt of the desired
product. The resulting material was stirred into 500 g of 10% aqueous HC1 for about
1/2 hour and the desired product in the acid form precipitated out. The product was
filtered and dried for 2 days to yield a dark pink waxy solid (yield = 82.29%).
[0048] Analysis of the product:

Example 13: The product of Example 12 was converted into an emulsion of the diethanolamine
salt thereof by mixing 4.00 g of the product of Example 12 in the form of its free
acid with 0.67 g of diethanolamine in the presence of 14.16 g of water and an emulsifier,
Pluronic F-68®. The mixture was heated to 62-63°C for 10 minutes, then rolled in a
jar on an automated roller overnight to obtain a slightly pinkish amber colored paste,
having a theoretical solids content of 22.0% and a fluorine content of 10.1%. When
diluted with water to 1.0%
[0049] solids with water, the product is a cloudy solution having a pH of about 9.7. When
the aforementioned amber colored paste is added in an amount of 2 g to to 20 ml of
isopropanol and diluted to 100 ml by addition of distilled water, the resulting product
was found useful as a fluorochemical sizing agent for paper pulp to render the pulp
and water repellent, by adding 100 ml of the diluted solution to 6 g of dry paper
pulp admixed with 300 g water.
Example 14:
[0050]

Into a 300 ml round bottom flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer, N
2-inlet, thermometer and reflux condenser, there were added 16.41 g (0.0150 moles) of
the product of Example 3, 1.60 g (0.0165 moles) of sulfamic acid, and 100 g of pyridine.
The reaction mixture was stirred and heated to reflux (approx. 115 °C) for 2 hours,
resulting in a clear yellow solution. After cooling to 65°C, 2.91 g (0.030 moles)
of additional sulfamic acid were added and stirred at reflux for another 1 1/2 hours,
resulting in a dark yellow solution with a small amount of precipitate. The reaction
mixture was stripped down in a rotary evaporator and the resulting solids were dried
further in a 50°C vacuum oven for several hours, followed by drying until no more
pyridine odor remained. 22.2 g of a yellow wax was recovered.
[0051] Analysis of C
28F
34H
2SO
11S
5N
3 :

Example 15: 2.0 g of the product of Example 14 combined with an emulsifier, Pluronic
F-68®, (0.20 g) 17.80 g of a 1:1 mixture of distilled water and isopropanol in a 60
ml jar. The mixture was stirred while heating to about 48-57°C until a solution is
obtained. Then sufficient 1:1 water/isopropanol is added to obtain 20.0 g product.
The resulting product theoretically contains 11.0% solids and 3.98% fluorine. This
product can be used, as is, in a manner analogous to that of Example 13, to render
paper pulp both oil and water repellent.
1. A compound of the formula
wherein each R is independently straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 2 to
18 carbon atoms or perlfuoroalkoxy-perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms,
each R1 is independently straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxalkylene of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or alkyleneiminoalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where the imino nitrogen atoms contain as a third substituent,
hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
each R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 additionally may, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form
a fused benzo ring, R is hydrogen, or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted
or substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl, x is 0, 1 or 2,
and
M is hydrogen or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or amine cation.
2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein M is the sodium, lithium, potassium, magnesium,
calcium, strontium or barium.
3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein M is the ammonium or amine cation of the
formula

wherein R
6, R
7 and R are independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2
to 5 carbon atoms, ethyleneoxyethanol or polyethyleneoxyethanol having 2 to 20 ethyleneoxy
units, and R
9 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 23 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, phenyl,
benzyl, cyclohexyl, ethyleneoxyethanol or polyethyleneoxyethanol having 2 to 20 ethyleneoxy
units.
4. A compound according to claim 1, wherein Rf is perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 14 carbon atoms, R1 is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, RS is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and M has the indicated
meaning.
5. A compound according to claim 1, wherein Rf is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, R1 is alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, or alkoxy of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and M has the indicated
meaning.
6. A compound according to claim 1, of the formula

wherein R
f is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, x is '0, 1 or 2, and R
4 is hydrogen, methyl or methoxy.
7. A process for the manufacture of a compound according to claim 1, where x equals
0, which comprises reacting a perfluoroalkyl containing mercaptan of the formula

with an aromatic aldehyde or ketone of the formula

wherein R
f, R
1, R
2, R
3, R
4 and R
5 have the indicated meanings, in the presence of an acid catalyst.
8. A process for the manufacture of a compound according to claim 1, where x equals
1 or 2, which comprises reacting a perfluoroalkyl containing mercaptan of the formula

with an aromatic aldehyde or ketone of the formula

wherein R
f2 R
1, R
2, R
3, R
4 and R
5 have the meanings, in the presence of an acid catalyst and oxidizing the resultant
product with an oxidizing agent.
9. A quaternary ammonium compound of the formula
wherein each Rf is independently straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 18 carbon atoms
or perfluoroalkoxy-perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms,
each R1 is independently straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxalkylene of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or alkyleneiminoalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where the imino nitrogen atoms contain as a third substituent,
hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
each R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 additionally may, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form
a fused benzo ring, R5 is hydrogen, or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted
by hydroxy, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl, x is 0, 1 or 2,
R' is alkylene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxy substituted alkylene of 3 to 6 carbon
atoms,
each R" is independently hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or together with
the nitrogen to which they are attached, represent piperidino or morpholino,
R'" is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or benzyl, or together with each R"
and the nitrogen to which they are attached, represents pyridyl, and
A represents an anion equivalent.
10. A compound according to claim 9, wherein Rf is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, R is ethylene, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, R4 is further alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and R5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R' is alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms
or hydroxy substituted alkylene of 3 to 4 carbon atoms, R" is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, and R"' is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
11. A hemi-sulfate ester of the formula
wherein each Rf is independently straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 18 carbon atoms
or perfluoroalkoxy-perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms,
each R1 is independently straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxalkylene of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or alkyleneiminoalkylene
of 2 to 12 carbon atoms where the imino nitrogen atoms contain as a third substituent,
hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
each R29 R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, chloro, bromo, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 additionally may, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form
a fused benzo ring, RS is hydrogen, or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted
by hydroxy, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl, x is 0, 1 or 2, and
M is hydrogen or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or amine cation.
12. A compound according to claim 11, wherein Rf is perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, R1 is alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, RS is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and M has the indicated
meaning.
13. A compound according to claim 12, wherein R is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon
atoms, R1 is alkylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, or alkoxy of to 2 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, x is 0, 1 or 2, and M has the indicated
meaning.
14. Use of the compounds according to anyone of claims 1 to 6 as surfactants, water-repellents
and intermediates.
15. Use of the compounds according to anyone of claims 9 to 13 as oil-and water-repellents
and as paper sizing agents.